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Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE W.E.A. LONDON, July 7. . At the Empire Universities’ Congress at Oxford, Professor Naylor, Madelaido ,in an address on “Universities and Adult Education,” declared that the system pursued by the Workers’ Educational Association was far superior to th e normal system of extension lectures. * OBITUARY. (Received This Day at 9.4() a.m.) LONDON, July 1 Obituary.—Lord Balfour of Burleigh. A RUSSIAN POGROM. FEARFUL MASSACRE REPORTED. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, July d Serious pogroms are reported froln Ukraine. It is stated one hundred thousand Jews were massacred and four hundred Jewish villages burned.

Leipzig court sentences. * (Received This Day at 9:40 a:i«:) LEIPZIG; July 7: Crusius lias been convicted of ma slaughter arid sentenced to 29 moritl imprisonment; arid deprived of the rig to wear a uniform; Stingel was acquitted. A sensation was caused in bren circles. A high Judiciary who attend* the trial described the sentence as sea daloits. Crusius had been proved have personally murdered wound* prisoners. NEAR EAST DANGER. (Received This Day at 10. L? a.rn.) LONDON, July 0. The “Daily Chronicle” gives promil ence to a new war cloud in the Ne: East, based on the announcement tin the British Fleet lias gone to Constai tinople in view of the approach of tl Kemalist army to the Bosphorus, an of the opinion that any attempt 1 enter the internationalised zone will 1: resisted by Allied forces. If the Nr tionalists enter the area policed by Br tish, French or, Turkish troops unde Allied officers, it will be the bounde duty of the Allies to fight. This wi require a substantial force of regula troops and may involve a war wit Mustapha. There is also a danger o Ivemalists attempting to dash for Con stantinople, though a lack ol heav, artillery makes the Kemalist attack oi the city unlikely. Nationalists proles to lie. anxious to treat with the Allies. LONDON, July 7 The “Daily Express” Paris corres pondent interviewed Bekir Sami Bey the Nationalist Envoy, who said so fai as was knotVn there was no question ol the Kemalists occupying Constantin ople. The Greeks were deliberately inventing rumours to provoke Britisl intervention. t ft did not matter on which side. 1 believe the British will invite the Nationalists to enter the city. If not, only military means will be left. We can take Constantinople if obliged, hut I am convinced that that action will be unnecessary. REPARATIONS QUOTA. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) 4 LONDON, July 7 The Allied Conferences at Spa, Paris and London decided the amount ol German reparation money coming to the British Empire be 22$ per cent of the total available. The Conference is now discussing the quota to be received by each Dominion. The Conference lias adjourned. TALLOW SALES. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 6. At the Tallow sales 1,903 casks were offered and 1,250 sold. Mutton 3fis fid to 345, beef 42s to 355, good mixed 355.

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